Blended Learning

What is Blended Language Learning?

Blended Learning is a relatively new learning methodology. It is a learning/teaching system that combines the inspiration and motivation of traditional classroom teaching and the fun and flexibility of eLearning (also called online or distance learning) to create courses that are accessible and motivating for today's adult students.

The number of hours within the classroom and online vary greatly according to each course and course building institution and studies are ongoing to evaluate the best mix.

It is incorrect to assume that online or blended learning courses will lower the number of hours a course language tutor will have to work on a course.

ALL Blended Learning Courses

The Blended Learning courses, built here, include a number of innovative features, including the ability for tutors to correct work online. For tutors to communicate online with students and students with students, enabling group-work, sharing of homework and community building.

In addition, the course building tools are extensive and allow course builders to include dynamic, news-based elements. For example, an event in the morning's news can be included in a course Unit. This increases the perceived value of the course and the immediacy, leading to an increase in motivation.

The coordinators of this project, CNAI, have over 3 years experience in this field and have dramatically increased results using this methodology.